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run health care plan called obama care. this is going to ruin the best health care system in the world. >> indeed, it is the best health care law with 47 million uninsured americans. raucous caucus will vote on a bill with fred oupton. with me luke russert and howard dean. salon contributor and radio host of 360 curt anderson. governor dean, i would like to start with you. >> the health care guy. >> the health care guy. was this inevitable, the health care fix? >> i wouldn't have gone for a fix. our state with an exchange hired the same people as the federal exchange. we have the same problem. what the government did, see it coming, understand after a period of time where you couldn't fix it, we're going to paper and telephone lines. that's what should happen. i don't think back off any of this. make a solution available. if they have to throw the web cover over the side, we did social security on telephone lines. they shoould not back off. the bill is a joke, which gets i rid of insurance reforms which help ordinary americ
run health care plan called obama care. this is going to ruin the best health care system in the world. >> indeed, it is the best health care law with 47 million uninsured americans. raucous caucus will vote on a bill with fred oupton. with me luke russert and howard dean. salon contributor and radio host of 360 curt anderson. governor dean, i would like to start with you. >> the health care guy. >> the health care guy. was this inevitable, the health care fix? >> i...
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>> you literally have to have president obama nationalize the insurance industry. a and i know a lot of republicans have accused him of that, but the reality is, he's not done that. so what that means is, insurance companies drop plans, we have had our plans dropped, nothing to do with obama care, this happened years ago, before it was even legislation. insurance companies changed plans all the time. i don't know what someone could have thought if president obama was guaranteeing them their plan would stay in effect in perpetuity. he couldn't do that unless he took over the market. >> one point i'll make in the president's defense is this, any conservative reform of the health care system would also result in changes in the health insurance market. and republicans in being so vigorous in defending the status quo pre-aca, that if they -- >> one of the biggest ones, white and bennett that got a tremendous amount of traction in the right wonk circles, which i think is about four people, that would have gotten rid of the deferred tax treatment that employer based healt
>> you literally have to have president obama nationalize the insurance industry. a and i know a lot of republicans have accused him of that, but the reality is, he's not done that. so what that means is, insurance companies drop plans, we have had our plans dropped, nothing to do with obama care, this happened years ago, before it was even legislation. insurance companies changed plans all the time. i don't know what someone could have thought if president obama was guaranteeing them...
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that was president obama. today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california. leaving no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits. just to refight the results of an election is not normal. and for the sake of future generations, we can't let it. >> used a muscle foreign policy to break new diplomatic ground in the middle east. >> we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it's not the right thing for our security. >> that was yesterday. the president's been struggling in the poll
that was president obama. today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california. leaving no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders...
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it did shut down and didn't stop obama care. i don't think that's going to be repeated. >> democratic lawmakers are voicing concerns with paul ryan's failure to present a gop budget proposal. >> january 15th is a day that will put us at the front door of another budget shutdown. if we do not come up with a budget. >> the republicans are now chairing this conference committee. it's their term. they're in charge, and although we've put our priorities forward, we have not seen any plan, not any plan from our republican colleagues. >> america is rightfully disgusted with the congress of the united states. me too. >> so cut to the chase. republicans refuse to put any new revenues on the table. democrats are holding strong to protect the big three, medicare, medicaid, social security. this puts defense spending in the bullseye. if no solution is presented by december 13th, the current congress could go down as one of the most unproductive in modern history. congressman john geramindi joins us tonight. congressman, got to have you with
it did shut down and didn't stop obama care. i don't think that's going to be repeated. >> democratic lawmakers are voicing concerns with paul ryan's failure to present a gop budget proposal. >> january 15th is a day that will put us at the front door of another budget shutdown. if we do not come up with a budget. >> the republicans are now chairing this conference committee. it's their term. they're in charge, and although we've put our priorities forward, we have not seen...
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. >> republicans have settled on their latest anti-obama care message. if you like your health plan, you can keep it. and today they got a big boost from bill clinton. >> i personally believe even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people. >> drudge immediately seized on the comments. john boehner applauded the statement saying that democrats concerned about the president's broken promise should join republicans in voting to pass the keep your health plan act. that bill would allow insurance companies to continue try and sell that policy in the media, now the roles have been completely reversed. republican lawmakers now take their own legislative agenda straight from the conservative media talking point of the day. it's a legislative meth perfected during the shutdown. when republicans voted based solely on whatever was on fox the previous day. remember, it was the right wing media -- >> according to the daily caller, they say this is the first time in history that things have b
. >> republicans have settled on their latest anti-obama care message. if you like your health plan, you can keep it. and today they got a big boost from bill clinton. >> i personally believe even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people. >> drudge immediately seized on the comments. john boehner applauded the statement saying that democrats concerned about the president's broken promise should join...
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his decision to participate in the expansion of medicaid under obama care. it may be christie's problems are deeper than this. vetters were stunned by garish controversies lurking in the shadows of his record. there was a 2010 department of justice inspector general's investigation of christie's spending patterns in his job prior to the governorship. there was a fact christie worked as a lobbyist on behalf of securities industry association at a time when bernie madoff was a senior fia official. cyst y's decision to steer contracts to donors and political allies like former attorney general john ashcroft. then there was todd christie, the governor's brother who in 2008 agreed to a settlement of civil charges by the securities & exchange commission. then again, if skeletons in christie closet derail his ambitions, it's clear there are plenty of flavors to choose electric. >> christie is very liberal. he could run as a democrat. >> i believe he is plain vanilla. ted cruz is rooty tooty fresh and fraughty. he's got fire, angst. the republican party needs somebo
his decision to participate in the expansion of medicaid under obama care. it may be christie's problems are deeper than this. vetters were stunned by garish controversies lurking in the shadows of his record. there was a 2010 department of justice inspector general's investigation of christie's spending patterns in his job prior to the governorship. there was a fact christie worked as a lobbyist on behalf of securities industry association at a time when bernie madoff was a senior fia...
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in a state that president obama won. now democratic congressman bruce brayly who is trying to warn people about the koch money floating into iowa. and he joins us tonight. i want to point out that we asked koch industries to come on the program with us tonight. they declined, but they did supply us with this statement. they say, the american energy alliance and americans for prosperity operate independent of of koch industries. we are not involved in their day-to-day operations and we do not direct the activities of their organization. congressman, is koch money floating into iowa? and is the mission to take the state? >> yes, it is floating into iowa. we see it in all 99 counties. the fact they intervened in this election in coralville, iowa, shows you how widespread and pervasive this problem is. and i think iowans are sick of it. >> they say americans for prosperity operates independently. you disagree? >> i'm sure the average iowa voter is comforted by that disclaimer but the harsh reality is we've seen this before.
in a state that president obama won. now democratic congressman bruce brayly who is trying to warn people about the koch money floating into iowa. and he joins us tonight. i want to point out that we asked koch industries to come on the program with us tonight. they declined, but they did supply us with this statement. they say, the american energy alliance and americans for prosperity operate independent of of koch industries. we are not involved in their day-to-day operations and we do not...
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>>> i'm tour'e, obama care, the plan to change the aca changes again. no one is happy. >> i'm ari melber, it would take john boehner 13 hours to read the immigration bill. it's cool, we get that. >> the mayor of toronto spoke words again today. that's all i u need to know. >> plus the guy who found steve jobs and we ka walk our way to recovery and the winner of the cor cor cornacki challenge. ♪ >> house republicans just pushed through a bill allowing insurance companies to sell individual companies even if they are crappy, it sounds similar to the executive fix the president announced. the difference is it allows insurers to sell those plans to new customers as well so you too can get screwed if you want. 39 house democrats voted for the bill. even if it passes the democratically led senate, the president has said it's dead on arrival. jay carney didn't have much to say about the upton bill but happy to spin the numbers and we reported it here first. >> what we did not expect was that we would have the precise problem we had come october 1st. if we ha
>>> i'm tour'e, obama care, the plan to change the aca changes again. no one is happy. >> i'm ari melber, it would take john boehner 13 hours to read the immigration bill. it's cool, we get that. >> the mayor of toronto spoke words again today. that's all i u need to know. >> plus the guy who found steve jobs and we ka walk our way to recovery and the winner of the cor cor cornacki challenge. ♪ >> house republicans just pushed through a bill allowing insurance...
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is it all about obama care? is that it? >> well, ed, i think that groucho marx summarized it very well in one of his movies where he sang a song with the lyrics, "whatever it is, i'm against it." and that's where we are right now. whether it's health care, housing, education or anything else, they're against it. they have been, they are, they always will be. >> so it's almost impossible to function in this environment. so, i mean, i would say that 2014 is going to be all about obama care. i mean, i don't see how the election could be centered around anything else. your thoughts on that. >> well, it's unfortunate. the american people have needs. some of those needs are being met by obama care. we still have tens of millions of people in this country who can't see a doctor when they're sick. obama care is working towards solving those problems. something you see missing from the republican agenda. problem-solving. the desire, the urge, the responsibility to try to make the leaves of people better. that's something they simply
is it all about obama care? is that it? >> well, ed, i think that groucho marx summarized it very well in one of his movies where he sang a song with the lyrics, "whatever it is, i'm against it." and that's where we are right now. whether it's health care, housing, education or anything else, they're against it. they have been, they are, they always will be. >> so it's almost impossible to function in this environment. so, i mean, i would say that 2014 is going to be all...
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we continue to await those remarks from president obama. he'll be speaking about his signature legislation, the affordable care act and expected to announce plans for some sort of fix for people that they would like to keep their insurance policies that were kicked off of them because of the standard of care. we want to go now to actually speaker boehner who was speaking about what we want to learn more about this potential fix. let's take a listen. >> the american people to pay a ransom of higher taxes to enact common-sense policies that even the president has pushed for. when it comes to obama care it's clear that the american people simply can't trust this white house. the white house has said americans could trust them when they submitted their personal information, that the website was tested and was secure well, that hasn't happened. the website security wasn't tested before the launch and it has, in fact, been compromised. president obama announced that the premiums would not go up. instead, americans seeing premiums go up and go up
we continue to await those remarks from president obama. he'll be speaking about his signature legislation, the affordable care act and expected to announce plans for some sort of fix for people that they would like to keep their insurance policies that were kicked off of them because of the standard of care. we want to go now to actually speaker boehner who was speaking about what we want to learn more about this potential fix. let's take a listen. >> the american people to pay a ransom...
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the idea that the rollout of obama care is obama's katrina moment. and how could that not win? it's been everywhere. we have seen it on tv. >> barack obama is where george w. bush was three months after katrina. the same approval rating. so i think that was the quinnipiac poll. put this into perspective. what does this crisis remind you of, and of course, we're not saying there is any moral equivalence. >> i think katrina may be the best analogy, joe. >> we have seen it on twitter. george stephanopoulos there. and we have seen it in print. a bush official recently told the "new york times" quote, the okay hes of the 2005 are erie. katrina matches to the rollout of the website. but katrina is not shorthand for bungled federal policy. it's a moment when the federal government responded callously, as 1,833 people died and tens of thousands suffered in the super dome and throughout new orleans. we can't just toss out the moral part. yes, both the response to katrina and the rollout of the aca involved presidential failure, mismanagement, and incompetence. that's not nearly enough t
the idea that the rollout of obama care is obama's katrina moment. and how could that not win? it's been everywhere. we have seen it on tv. >> barack obama is where george w. bush was three months after katrina. the same approval rating. so i think that was the quinnipiac poll. put this into perspective. what does this crisis remind you of, and of course, we're not saying there is any moral equivalence. >> i think katrina may be the best analogy, joe. >> we have seen it on...
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hawaii native president obama praised the bill's passage. i've always been proud to have been born in hawaii, and today's vote makes me even prouder. after the break, crack-smoking toronto mayor robb ford faces off with the city council. we'll have the fireworks for youment coing up next. we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness if you qualify, and new car replacement, standard with our auto policies. so call liberty mutual at... today. and if you switch, you could save up to $423. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> after admitting that he had, in fact, purchased illegal drugs, crack-smoking toronto mayor -- i mean, crack-smoking toronto mayor just runs off the tongue -- answered questions from his city council today and reiterated his commitment to staying in office. >> i have talked to my family. we are moving forward in a positive direction. >> is there some way you can explain to us why you don't want to take a leave of absence? >> there's no need for me to
hawaii native president obama praised the bill's passage. i've always been proud to have been born in hawaii, and today's vote makes me even prouder. after the break, crack-smoking toronto mayor robb ford faces off with the city council. we'll have the fireworks for youment coing up next. we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness if you qualify, and new car replacement, standard with our auto policies. so call liberty mutual at... today. and if...
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we need to send barack obama back to chicago. i'd like to send him back to kenya, back to indonesia. >> according to the senior cruz, president obama is a marxist. let's watch this. >> we have to unmask this man. this is a man that seeks to destroy all concept of god. i tell you what. this is classical marxist philosophy. karl marx very clearly said it. marxism requires we destroy god because government must become god. >> senator cruz's office told mother jones quote, pastor cruz does not speak for the senator. but in fact he often does as a surrogate put out by his son. rafael cruz is just more than a senator's father as the national review put it ted cruz has used him as a confidant, a stand-in, and a special envoy. he has sway in his son's inner circle that makes him a power broker. he uses his father for the kind of guidance you'd expect from a consultant. as ted cruz boasted to the magazine, quote, my dad poured himself into my senate race last year in the early months. one day i couldn't make an event so he drove out to we
we need to send barack obama back to chicago. i'd like to send him back to kenya, back to indonesia. >> according to the senior cruz, president obama is a marxist. let's watch this. >> we have to unmask this man. this is a man that seeks to destroy all concept of god. i tell you what. this is classical marxist philosophy. karl marx very clearly said it. marxism requires we destroy god because government must become god. >> senator cruz's office told mother jones quote, pastor...
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your uncle says obama care only adds to the deficits. and you say the congressional budget estimates it will save more than $200 billion in the first decade and $1 trillion in the following ten years. and then you go for seconds on dessert. see? it's as easy as pumpkin pie. as for republicans, they're getting a jump on festivus, asking folks to join in an online airing of grievances, sharing stories of insurance cancellations at gop.gov. we're guessing they're not going to follow up with information on the new plans that are better and more affordable. but happy thanksgiving to you too, speaker boehner. >>> joining me now, krystal b l ball, and professor bob shrum. caramel and popcorn, good to go. all squared away. very important. >> yes, although i was on team carpel. >> you were on team caramel? >> it's weird to name turkeys caramel and popcorn, i'm just saying. so the newest change in the administration is to delay the small businessman date, and, of course, that triggers the anger of one very orange speaker of the house, mr. boehner.
your uncle says obama care only adds to the deficits. and you say the congressional budget estimates it will save more than $200 billion in the first decade and $1 trillion in the following ten years. and then you go for seconds on dessert. see? it's as easy as pumpkin pie. as for republicans, they're getting a jump on festivus, asking folks to join in an online airing of grievances, sharing stories of insurance cancellations at gop.gov. we're guessing they're not going to follow up with...
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because, in fact, the you ask people, do you like obama care, no. do you like keeping your kids on your insurance policy until they're 26. yeah, i like that. do you like the fact that the medications that you were paying for are free. yes, i like that. and so the specifics of it, people actually like a lot. >> now, that sound clip we played a montage just a moment ago, the word fraudulent was in there. may we point out, and maybe gentlemen disagree with me. that it is fraudulent to tell the american people that this law is going to be repealed. the president is never going to sign anything that's going to repeal obama care, or any part of it at all. the executive branch -- the house can vote all they want. harry reid is not going to take it up in the senate. so i mean, this is reporting that is being done on fox to even lead the american people down the road, thinking this law is going to be repealed is fraudulent. bob? >> well, listen, nick. they even tried out pat buchanan to make a comparison to a bay of pigs. i think pat knows he's off base. thi
because, in fact, the you ask people, do you like obama care, no. do you like keeping your kids on your insurance policy until they're 26. yeah, i like that. do you like the fact that the medications that you were paying for are free. yes, i like that. and so the specifics of it, people actually like a lot. >> now, that sound clip we played a montage just a moment ago, the word fraudulent was in there. may we point out, and maybe gentlemen disagree with me. that it is fraudulent to tell...
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pass brown and john allen point out, obama's response shows how much the dynamic between obama and insurance companies have shifted since the law passed and how their fates have being intertwined. health care expands coverage to millions of americans sending them into the insurance market with tax subsidies forcing the president and former nemesis into an uneasy partnership only beginning to gain strength. we're seeing cracks in the armor over dropped koncht the president and emsears saying, listen, we set out the guidelines. the insurance companies decided to send you these notes. in some of these, they are trying to upsell people to more expensive plans. that relationship seems like it's only going to get more frustrated the further we get into all this. >> another aspect there's been reportinging especially in rural areas, the whole principle behind the exchange is competition. multiple insurance offering plans to people, bring prices down. in rural areas so far preliminary evidence there isn't a lot of choice, aren't a lot of insurance companies with plans especially rural areas in other
pass brown and john allen point out, obama's response shows how much the dynamic between obama and insurance companies have shifted since the law passed and how their fates have being intertwined. health care expands coverage to millions of americans sending them into the insurance market with tax subsidies forcing the president and former nemesis into an uneasy partnership only beginning to gain strength. we're seeing cracks in the armor over dropped koncht the president and emsears saying,...
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they can call it obama care, not going to mention obama again, bologna. >> it's a health care law to give everybody access. >> the shopping thing is brilliant. the fact is the way the site set up, you have to give all your information before you can shop. >> so much contingent on the website unfortunately. heather, we can't get away from the facts here. i keep going back to this thing john boehner said last week, we have the best health care delivery system in the world. it is not a mystery that we do not have the best health care delivery system in the world. studies from commonwealth, 37% of american adults went without care or didn't see a doctor when they were sick or failed to fill their prescriptions. that's more than a quarter of this country, more than one in three americans. you can't tell people this is the best health care delivery system in the world. >> just shrink it down to the one thing they have been writing on, cancellation of these plans. these health care plans affected minority of people on the individual market were terrible plans. they weren't plans, they were
they can call it obama care, not going to mention obama again, bologna. >> it's a health care law to give everybody access. >> the shopping thing is brilliant. the fact is the way the site set up, you have to give all your information before you can shop. >> so much contingent on the website unfortunately. heather, we can't get away from the facts here. i keep going back to this thing john boehner said last week, we have the best health care delivery system in the world. it is...
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i never heard president obama say anything like that. however the legislative scorecard on the accurately described clinton plan is the following. it could not get through all of the committees of jurs dikts in the house of representatives. and it never came to a vote on the floor of the house of representatives, was never brought to the house of representatives. to the floor. it made it through the committees. a version of it. waltered down version of it. made it through the committees in the senate. went to the senate flar foor fo less than a week pulled offen surrender. never came to ape vo vote in th united states senate or the house. that's an accurate description of what you are up to will get you. >> see how many word that took. the temptation for the obama white house in overlearning the lessons of the clinton era getting health care reform. when it sound like what it is, it sound like bill clinton did. costs will go up. truisms. make your plan sound like it is for the middle-class. health care is benefiting a lot of people, most
i never heard president obama say anything like that. however the legislative scorecard on the accurately described clinton plan is the following. it could not get through all of the committees of jurs dikts in the house of representatives. and it never came to a vote on the floor of the house of representatives, was never brought to the house of representatives. to the floor. it made it through the committees. a version of it. waltered down version of it. made it through the committees in the...
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the worst job in barack obama's washington. we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. which nina mentioned last week and we have been hearing anecdotally for years is the president and his white red power at the cost of the cabinet. how much will this cost the president? >> it is a process that has accelerated in the bush and even more in the obama administration. the difference is that in the bush administration they had dick cheney who had people in almost every branch of government at levels in which they could say what was going on and they could actually control the bureaucracy. the obama administration is notorious for not being able to do public administration very well so a few words power into an administration that does that -- does not do that than they are in trouble. >> in terms of immigration. >> in terms of immigration, the reality is, you just heard john boehner. it is over. ignoreehner has said -- the business communities and the religious community. he has ignored the majority opinio
the worst job in barack obama's washington. we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. which nina mentioned last week and we have been hearing anecdotally for years is the president and his white red power at the cost of the cabinet. how much will this cost the president? >> it is a process that has accelerated in the bush and even more in the obama administration. the difference is that in the bush administration they had dick cheney who had people in almost...
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i think not because of president obama that of their own self- intererest. they will have to do something on immigrati reform. not the whole package. along the lines of what mark is talking about. they have to put s something on the tatable. if they hope to have access to this large voting block that has turned off from them. >> i am the cynic here. i think this is one of the ways at the vote in the senate will hurt. it will not happen. already you see people who supported immigration reform in the senate on the republican side backing away. they do not want to be stuck with it. brokenhows you how truly things are. is this soverwhelminy in the republicans' interest? to write off the hispanic community is too canend themselves to beinthe minority party forever. the business cmunity, there all for this. there is a huge incentive to get foreign workers in here. it is the right thing to do on a lot of levels. there are is so much going forward. this thing cannot pass, it shows you that -- do we need further proof. this has to behe final proof. ofow broken it is.
i think not because of president obama that of their own self- intererest. they will have to do something on immigrati reform. not the whole package. along the lines of what mark is talking about. they have to put s something on the tatable. if they hope to have access to this large voting block that has turned off from them. >> i am the cynic here. i think this is one of the ways at the vote in the senate will hurt. it will not happen. already you see people who supported immigration...
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this is a lot better than obama care. all right? which is fine, because we -- you know, i don't have pride authorship on this. i just want this to work. >> we're back. ezra klein, the president thought a lot more states were going to do what kentucky did. what happened? >> in the original house democratic bill, people forget this, it was one exchange to rule them all. it was a senate bill, and in part because of republican governors and democratic governors coming and saying, look, we want to have control over this. we know our states, we know our people, we know how to work on the ground, it will be better this way. so, this is a concession the democrats thought they were making in part to republican governors to sort of get their participation in the bill. when they did that, they put in this backstop, that if a state for some reason, they had a big mess-up, that it just didn't work out for them, they didn't get their act together in time, the federal government could run the exchange. they thought at the time they would do this w
this is a lot better than obama care. all right? which is fine, because we -- you know, i don't have pride authorship on this. i just want this to work. >> we're back. ezra klein, the president thought a lot more states were going to do what kentucky did. what happened? >> in the original house democratic bill, people forget this, it was one exchange to rule them all. it was a senate bill, and in part because of republican governors and democratic governors coming and saying, look,...
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that, according to figures released by the obama administration today. those numbers come amid increasing pressure from republicans, who today once again took to capitol hill to berate the people working on fixing healthcare.gov. one thing, though, is clear. things look quite a bit different than they did just a short month ago. >> so usually it is the republicans who are united and the democrats that are divided. but this time democrats are solidly behind president obama. >> i have never seen the democrats as united in my life. >> democrats are united and ready to help in this shutdown. >> democrats are united. >> you have to say the by any objective standpoint, democrats are united. >> democrats are united. there is no democrat ready to break ranks. >> democrats in the house are united. >> again, democrats are united. >> and democrats now, politically have the luxury of both unity and clarity of vision. >> up until now, congressional democrats have held firm on obama care. for years, they held together through tea party back lash and congressional elec
that, according to figures released by the obama administration today. those numbers come amid increasing pressure from republicans, who today once again took to capitol hill to berate the people working on fixing healthcare.gov. one thing, though, is clear. things look quite a bit different than they did just a short month ago. >> so usually it is the republicans who are united and the democrats that are divided. but this time democrats are solidly behind president obama. >> i have...
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obama's failure. in other words, if president obama wants it, the republicans want it dead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. so don't wait. call now and request this free decision guide to help y
obama's failure. in other words, if president obama wants it, the republicans want it dead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare...
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this is what obama care is about. if the website was perfect based on the character of the people on the right if the website was perfect do you think they would give it any credit? do you think they'd come up with anything else to try to destroy obama care? yes they would. you can see them from a mile away. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. are republicans only invested in the destruction of obama care? text a for yes b for no to 67622. or go to our blog and we'll bring you the results later in the show. just remember, they have a playbook to destroy something that is going to save lives. how the hell do you win that argument? you lie to the people. for more let me bring in congressman elijah cummings from maryland. great to have you with us. >> good to be with you, ed. >> your reaction to the latest gop playbook of lies, the strategy and the bullet points they have orchestrated and put together with the social media to destroy something, what does it tell you about them and their motives? >> i
this is what obama care is about. if the website was perfect based on the character of the people on the right if the website was perfect do you think they would give it any credit? do you think they'd come up with anything else to try to destroy obama care? yes they would. you can see them from a mile away. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. are republicans only invested in the destruction of obama care? text a for yes b for no to 67622. or go to our blog and we'll bring...
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i don't think obama care failed. access to obama care is a failure at this point in time and needs to be fixed. >> but some fixes are still a ways off. up to 40% of the website is incomplete according to administration testimony last week and pledge that the website will work for a vast majority of users is testing patience on the hill for some house democrats the clock is ticking on how long they are willing to play defense. some starting to rise medicaid a public sector bright spot for expanding coverage. other hill insiders say house democrats may put emphasis on oversight joining what has been a republican crusade using hearings for exposing waste, incompetence and abuse to hhs. out to the panel, maggie, we were quoting some "politico" reporting on the front, the idea that hearings are not just going to be a political charade for republicans to go at obama care, democrats are going to get in that mix. >> i think democrats are going to get into that mix because their needs aren't the same as the president as you h
i don't think obama care failed. access to obama care is a failure at this point in time and needs to be fixed. >> but some fixes are still a ways off. up to 40% of the website is incomplete according to administration testimony last week and pledge that the website will work for a vast majority of users is testing patience on the hill for some house democrats the clock is ticking on how long they are willing to play defense. some starting to rise medicaid a public sector bright spot for...
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the mainstream media, i believe, wants obama care to fail. they look for every negative number they can find. they're afraid to do a positive story, because they're afraid that somebody might not watch. the media is just cherry picking the bad facts that are out there, repeating them over and over again, and in many cases, they're making stuff up. well, here we go. the "wall street journal" now says well there's only fewer than 50,000 people who have signed up for obama care. through healthcare.gov. it must be a failure. sure enough, here's what cable news looked like earlier today. >> good morning, it's tuesday, november 12th, i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. well, the numbers are out and they don't look good for the white house. new reports this morning revealing that less than 50,000 people enrolled in obama care. >> new reports showing less than 50,000 people have signed up so far through the federal exchanges. >> this has a long way to go. "wall street journal" reports fewer than 50,000 americans successfully signed up. >> fewer than 50,000 peo
the mainstream media, i believe, wants obama care to fail. they look for every negative number they can find. they're afraid to do a positive story, because they're afraid that somebody might not watch. the media is just cherry picking the bad facts that are out there, repeating them over and over again, and in many cases, they're making stuff up. well, here we go. the "wall street journal" now says well there's only fewer than 50,000 people who have signed up for obama care. through...
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what did president obama do? well, he'll never convince these guys, but he did take out osama bin laden. hannity said he wasn't sure if obama wanted to do it. what else did he do? well, he ended gadhafi's rule of terror with an international coalition. you mean we got rid of gadhafi without invading him? yeah, we did that. americans were kind of high on that. and then, of course, ended the war in iraq. we're not killing 14,000 people anymore on faulty intelligence. things are winding down in afghanistan. and also the president has managed to start dismantling syria's chemical weapons program without any military action. and now for the first time in a decade, there is progress with iran. you simply can't compete with this list of foreign policy accomplishments. they're not victories. they're moving in a direction where maybe we can avert confrontation. but the republicans? they don't buy it. it drives them absolutely crazy. another reason republicans are guy, right here. the fact that john kerry, he's a part of i
what did president obama do? well, he'll never convince these guys, but he did take out osama bin laden. hannity said he wasn't sure if obama wanted to do it. what else did he do? well, he ended gadhafi's rule of terror with an international coalition. you mean we got rid of gadhafi without invading him? yeah, we did that. americans were kind of high on that. and then, of course, ended the war in iraq. we're not killing 14,000 people anymore on faulty intelligence. things are winding down in...
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. >> only shows up when obama's on the ballot. and let's be honest about it, the democratic nominee in virginia was not the most inspiring candidate. this was a candidate with dangerously poisonously high unfavorable numbers. so republicans should have won this election. not only did they fail to win the election, but when you look closer at the numbers you're seeing this pronounced gender gap. and you're seeing it's not just, you say the issue of abortion and ken's activism on abortion, but i think it's a wider range of cultural messages that ken cucinelli and that brand that alienates women voters and suburban educated female voters and you saw that as the reason why history was defied in virginia this week. >> one of the things i thought was interesting i mean, the writing for a lot of us, the writing seemed to be on the wall we expected that women would be energized and women would pay attention because it's been so ridiculous between vaginal ultrasounds over the last couple of years, just the litany of things and the level of
. >> only shows up when obama's on the ballot. and let's be honest about it, the democratic nominee in virginia was not the most inspiring candidate. this was a candidate with dangerously poisonously high unfavorable numbers. so republicans should have won this election. not only did they fail to win the election, but when you look closer at the numbers you're seeing this pronounced gender gap. and you're seeing it's not just, you say the issue of abortion and ken's activism on abortion,...
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half occurred during the obama administration. mr. president, 230 plus years, 50%. >> just on the d.c. circuit court senator reid pointed out republicans have blocked 4 of 5 obama nominees while democrats affirmed 4 of 6 bush nominees but if you ask senate minority leader mitch mcconnell it's all part of a made up, democratic shaggy dog story. >> break the rules of the senate in order to change the rules of the senate. and over what? they cook up some fake fight over judges. i'd be talking about something else too if i had to defend dogs getting insurance while millions of americans lost theirs. >> yes. aside from claiming today that republicans have been extremely fair to the current president, senator mcconnell also claimed that a dog was able to successfully enroll in the affordable care act so i guess the website is getting easier to use and make no mistake house speaker john boehner did get the memo on republicans' nuclear talking points. >> sounz like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i were taking all the incoming
half occurred during the obama administration. mr. president, 230 plus years, 50%. >> just on the d.c. circuit court senator reid pointed out republicans have blocked 4 of 5 obama nominees while democrats affirmed 4 of 6 bush nominees but if you ask senate minority leader mitch mcconnell it's all part of a made up, democratic shaggy dog story. >> break the rules of the senate in order to change the rules of the senate. and over what? they cook up some fake fight over judges. i'd be...
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but i think the biggest problem that immigration reform has today is barack obama, that the obama care rollout was so bad, i think the american public are going to be very hesitant to have any sort of comprehensive solution to anything. >> that's hardly an excuse. i mean, because the problem is not with barack obama he would sign the law. the problem is not with the american people who want comprehensive immigration reform. the problem is with republicans in the house who will not bring anything up for a vote. i don't know how you avoid that. >> they were elected, too. and -- >> okay, matt. against ambition. >> i'm very much enjoying your conversation with my colleague, krystal. but i would like to bring in professor dyson. professor dyson, what was your reaction to what i just said about this persistent opposition? >> well, look, one of the recipients of the presidential gold medal today -- medal -- medal of freedom. that was oprah winfrey. oprah winfrey caused quite a stir in england when she indicated to the bbc that a great deal of the opposition to barack obama in america is somet
but i think the biggest problem that immigration reform has today is barack obama, that the obama care rollout was so bad, i think the american public are going to be very hesitant to have any sort of comprehensive solution to anything. >> that's hardly an excuse. i mean, because the problem is not with barack obama he would sign the law. the problem is not with the american people who want comprehensive immigration reform. the problem is with republicans in the house who will not bring...
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president obama switched his position, because every night at dinner they are pushing them come on, you have to support marriage equality. i am hopeful they are concerned about the next election, not the good of their country, and their fellow citizen wills do the right thing. >> but in districts that are gerrymandered this may be an issue that is too toxic to consider switching sides. what do you say to those that say that my district just doesn't want this? >> i would love to get in there, run ads against those members and say congressman x, refuses to vote for the bill, he supports discrimination. and i think that's toxic. and republicans need to think about that. the party of lincoln. my party. i grew up in illinois. now talking about lincoln and the legacy, and this is what this party needs to do. if we are going to pick up younger people, california, my home state now, we have lost five percentage points of republicans and registration. never happened in my lifetime. >> thank you for being with us today. >> thank you. >> this news coming on the heels of those documented leaked by
president obama switched his position, because every night at dinner they are pushing them come on, you have to support marriage equality. i am hopeful they are concerned about the next election, not the good of their country, and their fellow citizen wills do the right thing. >> but in districts that are gerrymandered this may be an issue that is too toxic to consider switching sides. what do you say to those that say that my district just doesn't want this? >> i would love to get...
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do you think president obama's second term is rotting away. >> no. i think that -- i don't even know why romney was on that show myself. i want to know what about the future. what about the future. the fact is president obama is is president of great vision, great knowledge, great judgment, a strategic thinker. a person whose eloquence attracts people to his point of view. he's referencing, of course, the affordable care act, governor romney is. but the fact is, is that just think of how far we've come. for 100 years people have tried to to have health care available to american people. we accomplished that. presidents and speakers and congresses have tried and not succeeded. we succeeded with that. it stood the test of every assault in the courts that you can think of upheld by the supreme court. in its first year of imp lemation, whether it's for kids under 26, little children with pre-existing conditions, women, seniors having lower cost for their prescription drugs, free, no co-pay, no deductible on wellness visits, and the rest while strengtheni
do you think president obama's second term is rotting away. >> no. i think that -- i don't even know why romney was on that show myself. i want to know what about the future. what about the future. the fact is president obama is is president of great vision, great knowledge, great judgment, a strategic thinker. a person whose eloquence attracts people to his point of view. he's referencing, of course, the affordable care act, governor romney is. but the fact is, is that just think of how...
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. >> obama is weak. he's an appeaser. >> i mean how can he be both a king and an appeaser? doesn't this show there's no substance to these attacks, patricia? >> i think they're entirely personal. i think the personal attacks are the weakest part of the attacks against obama from the republicans, certainly from talk radio. and i think we didn't hear similar attacks under the bush administration when it was the most massive expansion of executive power in american history. i think if we had heard those kinds of attacks during other times when there actually was an extensive expansion of executive power, it would be easier to take them more seriously. i think if president obama were a dictator, he could do things like fix the website. if he wanted to do anything he wanted, he'd be doing more things. i'm sure these attacks are personal, demeaning and well beneath the country these people say they want -- >> demeaning to the office. patricia murphy and joe madison, thank you for your time tonight. have a grea
. >> obama is weak. he's an appeaser. >> i mean how can he be both a king and an appeaser? doesn't this show there's no substance to these attacks, patricia? >> i think they're entirely personal. i think the personal attacks are the weakest part of the attacks against obama from the republicans, certainly from talk radio. and i think we didn't hear similar attacks under the bush administration when it was the most massive expansion of executive power in american history. i...
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president obama sitting with leaders from the native american community. promises he's making to help solve issues they are facing. . >>> as much of the world focuses on the humanitarian crisis a flood is growing worse in the horn of africa, in somalia the flooding submerged villages and farms, killing 100. 4,000 survivors have been displaced and have no food and clean water. relief forces are scrambling to set up camps. the situation is complicated by clashes between plans. >> ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi has released a letter from prison. he says the country can't return to stability until he is back in hospital and those responsible must be held accountable. he claims to have been kidnapped by egyptian military offices. >> syrian forces are pushing to regain territories ahead of peace talks. a battle is under way in the northern city of aleppo. in response opposition fighters are calling for reinforcements. al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> cornered into a battle for aleppo opposition fighters dispatched reinforcements to a strategic cit
president obama sitting with leaders from the native american community. promises he's making to help solve issues they are facing. . >>> as much of the world focuses on the humanitarian crisis a flood is growing worse in the horn of africa, in somalia the flooding submerged villages and farms, killing 100. 4,000 survivors have been displaced and have no food and clean water. relief forces are scrambling to set up camps. the situation is complicated by clashes between plans. >>...
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. >> for fixing the federal health exchange website. >> obama care. >> obama care. >> obama care. >> they need to get this right. >> it passed the glitches with the website. >> the website and enrollment situation -- >> it will be a lot better. >> -- is in a better place today than two or three weeks ago. >> the health care law needs to be scratched. >> get rid of it? >> that's the only way it will work. >> i'm willing to work with democrats and republicans to fix this. the affordable care act is going to work. >> i think i'm pretty white, the whitest guy i know, i'm very pale. >> there is good news about the affordable care act tonight. it is not about the website. it is not about the enrollment numbers. good news about part of the law that almost no one thought would really work, including many of the law's supporters. at fordable care act was first and foremost designed to help extend health insurance to people who could not afford it. secondary purpose of the bill, but a very important part of that law was to reduce the explosive growth of health care spending and inflation in th
. >> for fixing the federal health exchange website. >> obama care. >> obama care. >> obama care. >> they need to get this right. >> it passed the glitches with the website. >> the website and enrollment situation -- >> it will be a lot better. >> -- is in a better place today than two or three weeks ago. >> the health care law needs to be scratched. >> get rid of it? >> that's the only way it will work. >> i'm...
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senator mark kirk was elected to fill the seat that was once held by president obama. after the rod blagojevich scandal of the governor essentially trying to sell that seat, the scandal that ultimately put governor blagojevich in prison, republican mark kirk is the man who eventually got that seat. senator kirk is probably best known for the major health challenges he has survived since becoming a senator. senator kirk suffered a major stroke in january 2012. it took him an entire year to recover enough to relearn how to walk. you might remember this very moving, dramatic footage of him returning to work for the first time. walking with great difficulty up the capitol steps where he was greeted by vice president joe biden and his fellow senator from illinois, dick durbin, and by his friend, west virginia senator joe manchin. while senator mark kirk has been dealing with the physical rigors of coming back from that devastating stroke, he has also been fully functional as a senator. and he's been very interesting as a senator. because mark kirk is turning out to be not a
senator mark kirk was elected to fill the seat that was once held by president obama. after the rod blagojevich scandal of the governor essentially trying to sell that seat, the scandal that ultimately put governor blagojevich in prison, republican mark kirk is the man who eventually got that seat. senator kirk is probably best known for the major health challenges he has survived since becoming a senator. senator kirk suffered a major stroke in january 2012. it took him an entire year to...
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obama's failure. in other words, if president obama wants it, the republicans want it dead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, it stops pain before it gets worse. nothing works faster. new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. >>> hey there. here's what's happening. james bulk jer was sentenced to two life terms for a string of charges including murders. >>> the urs uss george washington has arrived in the philippines. >>> in florida a massive sink hole is threatening to swallow two homes. it has already devoured a pool. both families and neighboring residents have evacuated. now back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." what exactl
obama's failure. in other words, if president obama wants it, the republicans want it dead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ with an...
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under the barack obama administration 2 million very soon we will reach that number. that's a tragic number of deportation. people want to be free from deportation so they don't leave their wives as widows or their children as orphans. in the end they're all going to have a pathway to citizenship. it's not a question of whether they're going to have one. the question is how long it's going to take. look, let's understand something. this is going to be a tough road, but i'm not going to give up, we're going to get them all. right now i think we can come with a proposal that does this, ray, that stops the deportation for all of them. give citizenship to millions and legalize in the problem. >> congressman luis gutierrez from illinois. this brings us to the end of this edition of "inside story." the program may be over but the issue continues, you can looking on to our facebook page or send us your thoughts on twitter. our handle is ad aj inside sto story. see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm ray suarez.
under the barack obama administration 2 million very soon we will reach that number. that's a tragic number of deportation. people want to be free from deportation so they don't leave their wives as widows or their children as orphans. in the end they're all going to have a pathway to citizenship. it's not a question of whether they're going to have one. the question is how long it's going to take. look, let's understand something. this is going to be a tough road, but i'm not going to give up,...
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i have to be, i'm barack obama, i ran for president. >> and won. >> and won twice. so look, keep in mind first of all that what the ceos here said here is absolutely right. this is a boost to our economy. >> president obama this week making the case that immigration reform should happen because it would be a good economic step forward for the country. the voters of the state of new jersey just a couple of weeks ago making the case that people who make minimum wage ought to get paid more. that that would be good economically for new jersey. the state senate in massachusetts today voting that massachusetts should move to a state-wide 11 dollar an hour minimum wage, because that would be good economically for the state of massachusetts. and this week in the united states senate, senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts made a widely circulated senate floor speech, making the case that the era of fighting about cutting social security is over. and now it is time to talk about expanding social security. at the very least, that used to be beltway heresy. senator warren n
i have to be, i'm barack obama, i ran for president. >> and won. >> and won twice. so look, keep in mind first of all that what the ceos here said here is absolutely right. this is a boost to our economy. >> president obama this week making the case that immigration reform should happen because it would be a good economic step forward for the country. the voters of the state of new jersey just a couple of weeks ago making the case that people who make minimum wage ought to get...
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the house gop's obama care playbook and the republicans plan 2014 around obama care chaos. republican national committee chair reince priebus taunting democrats over their plans to run on obama care in 2014, priebus taking aim at the vulnerable dems whose party leaders have vowed that they would stand tall on obama care during midterm elections. take a listen. >> we will make 2014 about obama care, and yes, we will tattoo obama care on each of their foreheads and that will be what 2014 is all about. they want it to be about obama care, but we'll make it about obama care. >> effective strategy? >> there's something new here and there's something old here and it's sort of like those "fast and furious" movies, like where people are, like, are they going to make another one? the truth is if you want to be fair to the republicans, people do still go to the fast and furious films, right? and you know you have a turnout model here that can favor this republican message, okay? and they obviously feel that the wind is at their backs because there have been problems with aspects of t
the house gop's obama care playbook and the republicans plan 2014 around obama care chaos. republican national committee chair reince priebus taunting democrats over their plans to run on obama care in 2014, priebus taking aim at the vulnerable dems whose party leaders have vowed that they would stand tall on obama care during midterm elections. take a listen. >> we will make 2014 about obama care, and yes, we will tattoo obama care on each of their foreheads and that will be what 2014 is...